by Brian | Aug 26, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I recently blogged the delightful new book The Art of the Party by Kay Plunkett-Hogge. Art is a magnificent book for anyone giving a party, planning a party, or dreading a party. The dread will go away. Very quickly. Very deliciously. Next weekend is Labor Day and...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Often when I post a cocktail recipe, you’ll see a reference to simple syrup. It’s a bartender’s favorite trick: a splash of simple syrup can be as important an ingredient as that lime or lemon juice. I always have simple syrup in my margaritas and someone tasting them...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There’s a new drink book, Viva Mezcal, that I’m working my way through. It offers this drink, Sunset in the Sur, that tempted me because of the ingredients: St-Germain elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and naturally mezcal. Mezcal is the intense...
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by Brian | Jul 19, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
This cocktail gem is from a few years ago. I always look forward to the fresh and ripe fruit of summer. Real fruit, local, juicy and demanding that you consume it. Or, as in this case, drink it. I am a rum and tequila person. Those are the spirits that move me....
by Brian | Jul 11, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Mixology, Recipes
If you read this blog often, you know I have a passion for lemonade. Perhaps too sweet but made with economy. In my method, you don’t have to squeeze a dozen lemons to get that 1 cup of lemon juice you find in many recipes. No, I’ve been suggesting that you...
by Brian | Jun 5, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
In yesterday’s post I offered you a Rhubarb Syrup and said that cocktail recipes would be forthcoming. Here’s the first one. You can, of course, skip the alcohol and simply use the syrup in lemonade or with club soda. I find this cocktail lovely to behold and a happy...
